Elevate Your Career
With a Master's Degree from Lindner

Level up with Lindner College of Business' full-time, cohort MBA degree program

The MBA that delivers ROI

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Our unique, comprehensive program blends research-based academic concepts with immersive, real-world experiences so you’re prepared to pursue that breakout role with the company of your dreams or pivot to a different industry or aspect of business.

Return on Investment

  • Personal career coaching and mentorship to help you dive into the marketplace — our graduates earn a 92% placement rate within three months of graduation.
  • A tuition rate that pays off, graduates earn an average $96,846 starting salary — up to three, four or even five times the cost of earning the degree!
  • A global alumni network of 45,000+ strong willing to connect and mentor you.

Reputation

  • No. 3 full-time MBA program in the country for return on investment.
    Bloomberg Businessweek (2024-25)
  • No. 1 full-time MBA program in Ohio.
    Fortune (2025)

Flexibility

  • MBA candidates in our full-time cohort benefit from an accelerated program that lands them in the workforce in a year.

Opportunity

  • Partnerships with Lindner's industry-connected centers and company partners are ripe with opportunity for networking, research or capstone project opportunities.
  • Immersive global study abroad opportunities.

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Why pursue the Lindner MBA?

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  • Consistently high job placement rate and improved career stability and mobility.
  • Immersive learning experiences through study abroad, capstone projects and embedded support.
  • The Lindner MBA enables specialization through graduate certificates, especially the AI in Business certificate.

Featured Articles

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UC study says to ‘shake it off’ when faced with workplace stigma

October 16, 2025

Safety+Health magazine highlighted research by Lindner College of Business doctoral candidates and faculty. The workplace safety-focused publication used the study's data to explain the benefits of reducing emotional exhaustion could be for both employers and employees.

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Meet the Lindner Full-time MBA Cohort of 2026

October 7, 2025

The Carl H. Lindner College of Business is proud to welcome its latest cohort of students to the full-time Master of Business Administration program. Students bring a wealth of knowledge from across disciplines in and outside of business as they pursue their advanced degrees.

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Job stigma bringing you down? New research says to ‘shake it off’

August 29, 2025

The stereotypical employee may be at a desk in front of a computer screen working a nine-to-five, but for many employees, the work day is filled with manual labor, hazardous environments and late-night shifts. Your local garbage collector, for example, is someone with a job that society might consider “dirty,” both literally and socially. For so-called “dirty jobs,” the environment may be stressful, the stigma can be hard to ignore, but the work needs to get done to keep society functioning. Scott Dust, PhD, professor in the management department at the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business, worked with doctoral candidates Sodiq Babatunde and Ben Fagan to analyze the impact of stress and stigma on well-being in certain careers.